Russia's Vladamir Putin

In this episode, we dive into the life of Vladimir Putin and try to understand how he became Russia's new "tsar."

An episode of the Throughline podcast, hosted by NPR, titled "Russia's Vladamir Putin" was published on December 26, 2019 and runs 36 minutes.

December 26, 2019 ·36m · Throughline

Summary

Vladimir Putin has been running Russia since 2000 when he was first elected as President. How did a former KGB officer make his way up to the top seat — was it political prowess or was he just the recipient of a lot of good fortune? In this episode, we dive into the life of Vladimir Putin and try to understand how he became Russia's new "tsar." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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